Marco Cacace

Left Forward - Southern United
22 Sep 2026
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Marked for Marco Cacace

8 Edition

The Southern United Herald

21 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad21 Sep 2026

James Colvey is a better footballer than he was

Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 23 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.

Squad21 Sep 2026

Late improvement for Cameron Colvey

At 26 the improving is meant to be over, and it is not: 3 points better than a year ago. It happens to the ones who take the boring parts seriously.

Squad21 Sep 2026

Words exchanged at Southern United

Marco Cacace and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

In brief

Back issues
5 Edition

The Southern United Herald

31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market31 Aug 2026

Sam Reid puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Southern United, and it is not being withdrawn.

Market31 Aug 2026

Kosta Nelson agrees terms with Canterbury United

The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Southern United people have started saying his name in the past tense.

Market31 Aug 2026

Southern United turn down Western Sydney Wanderers for Marco Cacace

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad31 Aug 2026

Southern United count the cost of losing Jake Singh

19 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.

Transfer targets31 Aug 2026

An offer of $35.0K for Kosta Lewis

Southern United have gone to Hawke's Bay United with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.

Transfer targets31 Aug 2026

Southern United make their move for Deklan Nelson

$1.0K on the table at Hawke's Bay United. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.

Transfer targets31 Aug 2026

Door shut on Nathan Garrow

Southern United asked and Auckland City said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

Market31 Aug 2026

Southern United put Alex Waine up for sale

The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Alex Waine may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.

The dugout31 Aug 2026

No hiding place for Deklan Van Hattum

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Deklan Van Hattum, and the manager let it.

In brief

4 Edition

The Southern United Herald

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market24 Aug 2026

Alex Waine asks to leave Southern United

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Market24 Aug 2026

Eyes on Marco Cacace again

The phone has started ringing about Marco Cacace again, and this time the name on the line is Western Sydney Wanderers. Southern United are listening politely and promising nothing.

Transfer targets24 Aug 2026

Southern United rebuffed over Tze Xuan Loke

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Wellington Phoenix have kept their man, and Southern United go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Words exchanged at Southern United

Marco Cacace and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

The dugout24 Aug 2026

Alex Wood gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Transfer targets24 Aug 2026

Southern United ask about Adam Bell

A loan enquiry to Auckland City: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Deklan Boxall stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Deklan Boxall and Southern United agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Market24 Aug 2026

Southern United bring in Cameron Colvey on loan

A season-long audition: Hawke's Bay United still own him, but the shirt and the minutes are Southern United's to give. A loan is a bet both clubs believe they are winning.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Cameron Colvey still has not settled

A year in and the language has not come, the city has not opened up, and he eats alone more often than anybody at Southern United would like to admit. It is showing on Saturdays.

In brief

3 Edition

The Southern United Herald

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Transfer targets17 Aug 2026

Waitakere United tell Southern United: Tommy Lewis is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Squad17 Aug 2026

A falling-out at Southern United

Marco Cacace and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Transfer targets17 Aug 2026

A loan move for Cameron Colvey is in the works

Southern United have made the call to Hawke's Bay United. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.

Squad17 Aug 2026

Deklan Van Hattum signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Deklan Van Hattum commits to Southern United for another 3 years.

The dugout17 Aug 2026

No hiding place for Kosta Nelson

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Kosta Nelson, and the manager let it.

Market17 Aug 2026

Bill Reid placed on the list

Southern United have made Bill Reid available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

The dugout17 Aug 2026

Deklan Van Hattum asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Market17 Aug 2026

The clock does Winston Colvey’s negotiating for him

7 months left, and both sides know what that means: every week without a signature, the fee Southern United could ask drops and the wages Winston Colvey can ask rise.

Squad17 Aug 2026

The training reports on Kosta Nelson are not good

A bad Saturday is forgiven; a bad Tuesday is chosen. Standards have slipped and in a building where everybody watches everybody, it has been noticed.

In brief

2 Edition

The Southern United Herald

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market10 Aug 2026

Bill Reid asks to leave Southern United

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Market10 Aug 2026

Southern United say no — this time

The offer from Auckland City for Marco Cacace was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

Transfer targets10 Aug 2026

Adam Bell turns down Southern United

The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: Auckland City keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Alex Waine stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Alex Waine and Southern United agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad10 Aug 2026

A falling-out at Southern United

Jake Singh and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

The dugout10 Aug 2026

No hiding place for Winston Smith

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Winston Smith, and the manager let it.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Words at Southern United training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. James Colvey is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Transfer targets10 Aug 2026

Southern United ask about Adam Bell

A loan enquiry to Auckland City: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.

The dugout10 Aug 2026

Alex Waine knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Alex Waine trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

In brief